Getting There
By Plane -- Major airlines serve the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (tel. 423/855-2200; www.chattairport.com) from Atlanta, Cincinnati, Memphis, and Charlotte. To reach the city center, take Hwy. 153 south to I-75, and then go west on I-24. Exits 1A, 1B, and 1C all get you downtown.
By Car -- Major routes into Chattanooga are I-75 from the north (Knoxville) and south (Atlanta), I-24 from the northwest (Nashville), and I-59 from the southwest (Birmingham, Alabama).
Visitor Information
Start your visit at the Chattanooga Visitors Center, 2 Broad St. (tel. 800/322-3344 or 423/756-8687; www.chattanoogafun.com), open daily from 8:30am to 5:30pm, where you can pick up some helpful brochures and maps. Here you can buy discount ticket packages, which get you into several of Chattanooga's most popular attractions. A free electric shuttle from the visitor center makes touring downtown attractions a snap.
